After healing from a a foot injury in Italy when he was 12, he developed an interest in visual art, particularly photography. Chris Burden went on to study at the University of California Irvine, where he majored in physics, architecture and visual art.
« I had an intuitive sense that being shot is as American as apple pie. Everybody has wondered what it is like. So I did it. »
Chris Burden
He was also taught by Robert Irwin while he attended college. Chris Burden is perhaps most widely known for his piece Trans-Fixed, which he created in the spring of 1974 in Venice, California. This was a performance piece in which Burden had nails driven into his hands while he lay face up on a Volkswagen Beetle. Chris Burden was married to Nancy Rubins, a multi-media artis
Read More After healing from a a foot injury in Italy when he was 12, he developed an interest in visual art, particularly photography. Chris Burden went on to study at the University of California Irvine, where he majored in physics, architecture and visual art.
« I had an intuitive sense that being shot is as American as apple pie. Everybody has wondered what it is like. So I did it. »
Chris Burden
He was also taught by Robert Irwin while he attended college. Chris Burden is perhaps most widely known for his piece Trans-Fixed, which he created in the spring of 1974 in Venice, California. This was a performance piece in which Burden had nails driven into his hands while he lay face up on a Volkswagen Beetle. Chris Burden was married to Nancy Rubins, a multi-media artist. Previously, he was married to Barbara Burden, who participated in many of his art pieces. Chris Burden passed away at the age of 69 from melanoma.
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